Adjustable holster
First Claim
1. An adjustable holster comprising a body formed of a pair of elongated sidewalls joined by an elongated front spine member and defining an interior space for a handgun, each said sidewall having an elongated rear spine member therealong, one said sidewall being formed of at least one layer of resiliently deformable non-compressible material, said layer of material being flexible and being substantially unstretchable, adjustable securing means for securing said rear spine members together, selective adjustment means mounted to one said rear spine member inside said interior space of said holster for selectively engaging a handgun located in said interior space to accommodate different shapes and sizes in said holster, and attachment means adapted to secure said holster to a strap to be carried by a user of said holster.
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Abstract
An adjustable holster for accommodating a variety of handguns of differing sizes and shapes includes a rigid front spine member and two substantially rigid spine members and two sidewalls. At least one of the sidewalls is constructed of flexible interior, exterior, and core layers wherein the core layer is made of resiliently deformable material that will not stretch. An adjacent member mounted between the rear spine members carries a movable engaging element that contacts a handgun and forces it forwardly against the front of the holster. An upper adjustment screw mounted between the rear spine members is used to pull the spine members and sidewalls together to adjust the draw of the handgun. A lower adjustment screw mounted between the rear spine members is used to pull the rear spine members and sidewalls together to narrow the lower opening of the holster for different size guns. The sidewalls are flexible but not stretchable in order to accommodate a variety of gun widths without the need for repeated adjustment for the specific gun in use.
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24 Claims
- 1. An adjustable holster comprising a body formed of a pair of elongated sidewalls joined by an elongated front spine member and defining an interior space for a handgun, each said sidewall having an elongated rear spine member therealong, one said sidewall being formed of at least one layer of resiliently deformable non-compressible material, said layer of material being flexible and being substantially unstretchable, adjustable securing means for securing said rear spine members together, selective adjustment means mounted to one said rear spine member inside said interior space of said holster for selectively engaging a handgun located in said interior space to accommodate different shapes and sizes in said holster, and attachment means adapted to secure said holster to a strap to be carried by a user of said holster.
- 7. An adjustable holster comprising a body formed of a pair of sidewalls joined by a front spine member and defining an interior space for a handgun, each said sidewall having a rear spine member, each said sidewall being formed of interior, exterior and core layers of deformable material, said core layer being located between said interior and exterior layers, said core layer being of resiliently deformable material and being flexible and being substantially nonstretchable, adjustable securing means for securing said rear spine members together, selective adjustment means mounted to said holster inside said interior space of said holster for selectively engaging a handgun located in said interior space to cause said holster to secure handguns of different shapes and sizes in said holster, and attachment means for connecting said holster to a strap worn by a user of said holster.
- 17. An adjustable holster comprising a body formed of a pair of sidewalls joined by a front spine member and defining an interior space for a handgun, each said sidewall having a rear spine member, each said sidewall being formed of interior, exterior, and core layers of resiliently deformable noncompressible material therebetween, said core layer of resiliently deformable noncompressible material being flexible and being substantially nonstretchable, adjustable securing means for securing said rear spine members together, selective adjustment means mounted to said rear spine members inside said interior space of said holster for selectively engaging a handgun located in said interior space to enable different shapes and sizes of handguns to occupy said interior space of said holster, and attachment means for securing said holster to a strap to be worn by a user of said holster.
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